Events

Where The Land Meets The Sea: Hurricane Sandy And Its Impact On Rhode Island’s Coastal Archaeological Record

The Narragansett Towers 35 Ocean Road, Narragansett, RI, United States

Hurricanes and Nor’easters have routinely battered Rhode Island’s south coast, impacting the lives of residents and leaving millions of dollars in property damage. Another important, though often underrecognized, effect is the erosion of archaeological sites that contain valuable and irreplaceable information about past lifeways. Jay Waller of the Public Archaeology Laboratory Inc. will showcase the […]

The Great New England Vampire Panic

South Kingstown Land Trust Barn 17 Matunuck Beach Rd, South Kingstown, RI, United States

Exeter, Rhode Island, 1892: After a large exodus of residents, only 900 people remained in this nearly deserted rural village.  Frightening and mysterious sicknesses repeatedly struck families throughout town.  Residents searched for the cause and reached the unusual conclusion that the culprit was Mercy Brown: 19-years-old, recently-deceased and a vampire. Dozens of supposed vampires were […]